Composition

  • Waterlilies (1904)

    Waterlilies (1904)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A tranquil pond dissolves into brushstrokes of light and color, where waterlilies drift between reflection and reality.

  • La Boule Argentée

    La Boule Argentée

    Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823–1906)

    A silver sphere reflects light and mystery in this masterful study of texture and perception.

  • Poplars (1891)

    Poplars (1891)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A row of slender poplars shimmers by the river, their reflections dissolving into brushstrokes of light and wind.

  • Water Lilies (Agapanthus) (c. 1915–26)

    Water Lilies (Agapanthus) (c. 1915–26)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A hypnotic dance of water lilies and light, where reflections blur into abstraction and the pond becomes a dream.

  • Water Lilies (1907)

    Water Lilies (1907)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A tranquil pond dissolves into brushstrokes of light and color, where lilies blur into reflections like half-remembered dreams.

  • Nymphéas Avec Reflets De Hautes Herbes (1914-17)

    Nymphéas Avec Reflets De Hautes Herbes (1914-17)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A hypnotic pond scene where water lilies and tall grasses melt into rippling reflections, dissolving boundaries between reality and dream.

  • Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge (1899)

    Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge (1899)

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    A hypnotic garden scene where water lilies and a curved bridge merge with their reflections in shimmering colors.